Layered stitches, up to 1 inch cost in California

In California, 149 hospitals publish a cash price for layered stitches for a cut up to 2.5 cm, intermediate repair, scalp, body, arms or legs: from $103.43 to $9,818.18, with a median of $868.35. The lowest price is at Mark Twain Medical Center (San Andreas). The highest price is 94.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $868.35, is 68% above the US median of $516.00.
• That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
• California ranks 45th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
• 29 of 149 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 12031. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map